Mrs. Earnshaw is judging Heathcliff due to his difference in skin color. She says some very negative comments based on Heathcliff’s looks as well as speech. In this era, racism was very present. Heathcliff had no money, a different skin color, as well as an unknown origin so he was looked at as if he was trash. Mrs. Earnshaw does not know Heathcliff as a person, but before she can get to know him, she jumps to a conclusion that he is dirty and an outcast only because of his skin color. The Ethnic Inequality talks about how this type of racism is present even nowadays in job opportunities. White people are favored over black people and this is exactly what happened to Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff can’t even be in his new home
